A FINE CASED SET OF TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE SAMPLES BY SIEMENS, HALSKE & CO., LONDON, CIRCA 1868
twenty-four labelled specimens comprising eight cables in profile with engraved collars and additional cross-sections, terminus samples, insulation samples etc., in fitted plush-lined glazed Morocco leather case with maker's label for 'John Cowell & Co., Dublin' over lock and manuscript note inside reading Packenham Hall - the seat of the Earl of Longford -- 12½in. (32cm.) square.

Condition Report
two or three loose samples, some scuffing to box and small loss of leather covering behind lid.

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